Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Hon. Peter Kirwan (Ret.) is a neutral with Signature Resolution, recently retired from the Santa Clara County Superior Court after spending 18 years on the bench. He spent the majority of his time on the bench in the Court's Civil Division presiding over numerous class action lawsuits, trade secret litigation, business disputes, PAGA and employment litigation, mass tort litigation, groundwater rights lawsuits, and a variety of other complex matters.
Signature Resolution
Career Highlights: Hon. Peter Kirwan (Ret.) is a neutral with Signature Resolution, recently retired from the Santa Clara County Superior Court after spending 18 years on the bench. He spent the majority of his time on the bench in the Court's Civil Division presiding over numerous class action lawsuits, trade secret litigation, business disputes, PAGA and employment litigation, mass tort litigation, groundwater rights lawsuits, and a variety of other complex matters.
Signature Resolution
By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 3
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 3
SAN JOSE - Peter H. Kirwan had three good reasons for becoming a judge: Brittany, Matthew and Emily.
In 2002, Kirwan lost his wife, Lorena, to cancer. As a single father of three kids, ages 7, 11 and 13, he knew his unpredictable schedule as a law firm attorney wasn't going to work anymore.
In 2005, he applied for a judgeship, hoping for more time to focus on his kid... (continued)
